SCOTTIE Scheffler knocked Rory McIlroy off the top of the world rankings on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after the Masters champion retained his Phoenix Open title in Arizona.
Scheffler carded a final round of six-under-par 65 for a 19 under total to claim his fifth PGA Tour title and regain the number one ranking he had held for 30 weeks until October.
Canada’s Nick Taylor also carded a final round of 65 to finish two strokes adrift.
“It feels pretty good,” Scheffler, 26, said. “I’m just proud of how I fought. I didn’t have my best stuff, but I grinded it out.
“Bad shots are going to come. You’re not going to play 72 holes of perfect golf. A lot of it is how you respond.”
Scheffler, who took the $3.6 million top prize, won his first PGA Tour title in Phoenix to kick off a run of four wins in six starts.
The American won his first major at Augusta National last April and was voted PGA Tour Player of the Year. — Reuters
